Profile: Twins general manager Terry Ryan snapped up Blaine Boyer as a minor league free agent after the Padres decided they had no use for him. That sort of thing has become a rite of passage for Ryan in recent years, and with feathers in his cap such as Casey Fien and Jared Burton, it is a hard strategy to argue with. Boyer didn't provide quite the same value, but for his lone season in Minnesota, he was pretty good, as his 2.49 ERA and 47.6% ground ball rate might attest. However, he struck out no one (4.6 per nine) and really wasn't much more than a front-end bullpen guy, so he'll again be settling for a minor league deal this offseason as well, it seems. Ah, look at that, he's signed one with the Brewers. (Brandon Warne)

The Quick Opinion: Boyer will likely fill the front end of Milwaukee's bullpen in 2016, but he's not a fantasy consideration in any way.

Profile: Do you know who was the most difficult pitcher to barrel up in 2016? I'll give you one guess. Since you're on his player page — though I can't possibly think of a reason why you should be — it was Blaine freakin' Boyer. Among pitchers with at least 200 balls in play, Boyer's 1.0% barrels-per-batted-ball-event and 0.7% barrels-per-plate-appearance led baseball. His average exit velocity on balls hit in the air also ranked best in the majors at 86.9 mph, helping to explain his microscopic home run rate. By any batted-ball metric, Boyer was one of the very best pitchers in the game in 2016. Unfortunately, balls in play is just one, albeit very significant, aspect of pitching. For as prolific as his batted ball management was, Boyer's ability to miss bats was equally dilettantish. Among relievers who tossed at least 60 innings, Boyer was the proud owner of the league's worst strikeout rate (by a significant margin, no less) and second-worst swinging-strike rate. Boyer's utter inability to miss bats and near non-existent usage in high-leverage situations renders his preeminent contact management little more than a novelty piece of trivia that will never come up on Trivia Night at any bar anywhere. Ever. (Rylan Edwards)

The Quick Opinion: Boyer has no value in leagues of any size. Though if you happen to be on the forefront of fantasy baseball and play in a league that includes StatCast batted-ball data, he should be your number one pick.